Dr. Javier Guzman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Guzman
Dr. Javier Guzman is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in Venice, FL, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Guzman performed 2,461 Medicare services across 1,900 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Guzman received a total of $27,691 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 107 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Guzman is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 523 | $64 | $183 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 420 | $24 | $70 |
| X-ray of ankle, 2 views | 292 | $23 | $65 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 226 | $26 | $77 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 196 | $75 | $228 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 101 | $5 | $16 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 93 | $29 | $93 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 72 | $66 | $208 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 58 | $38 | $136 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 47 | $98 | $257 |
| X-ray of foot, 2 views | 39 | $21 | $60 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $126 | $355 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 30 | $28 | $87 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 29 | $38 | $118 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 29 | $105 | $464 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 29 | $39 | $105 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 28 | $34 | $90 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 28 | $100 | $275 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 26 | $967 | $2,516 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 23 | $994 | $2,587 |
| Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle | 23 | $249 | $660 |
| X-ray of lower leg, 2 views | 23 | $23 | $57 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 22 | $25 | $75 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 22 | $9 | $26 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 21 | $51 | $134 |
| Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | 13 | $166 | $460 |
| Closed treatment of broken toe | 11 | $80 | $255 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (36%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work.
Geographic Context
6.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Guzman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in FL), and mixed engagement industry engagement.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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